Figure with Guitar II

Object Details

Artist

Henry Fitch Taylor, born Cincinnati, OH 1853-died Plainfield, NH 1925

Luce Center Label

The woman in this painting is barely visible through the intersecting planes of color and texture, and the curves of her body echo the rounded shapes of the guitar and apple. Henry Fitch Taylor divided the image into geometric shapes that resemble pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, each showing a different part of the woman’s body. The sharp angles and pillarlike shapes suggest a cityscape, as if she is surrounded by tall buildings.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mary Houston Eddy and Mrs. Marshall Langhorne

1914

Object number

1988.6

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

35 x 24 in. (88.9 x 61.0 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Abstract

Figure

Object\musical instrument\guitar

Record ID

saam_1988.6

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bfe91472-3dfd-4000-9e03-d43ca6a666f1